Alebrijes v Celaya betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Wed 11.January
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca (10000 seats)

Liga de Expansión MX: Two contenders in pretty good form get together for this match. Celaya could have a wee upper hand with their 1st place in the standings?

Insights:
  • Alebrijes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Celaya have the most clean sheets (14) in Liga de Expansión MX

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Alebrijes form and stats

Alebrijes have collected 13 points from their Liga de Expansión MX home games so far after 3-4-2.

In their previous game, the manager Islas led his Alebrijes to a defeat away at Atlante. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca. As you see from the result above, Alebrijes suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Morelia (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) the opponent.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Alebrijes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 18 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 6 and lost 4.

Alebrijes have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca with 17 goals in 9 league matches.

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Celaya form and stats

The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (14) in Liga de Expansión MX, are W5-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Liga de Expansión MX. Celaya are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.

The regulars enjoyed Celaya's previous fixture versus Cancún, a 2-0 win played at home.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Atlante (after extra-time).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Celaya playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were 6 Celaya wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

Celaya are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Celaya - Alebrijes 2-0. Alebrijes-Celaya H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Alebrijes four wins, Celaya five wins, one draw. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CelayaR. Marín Sánchez
R. Marín Sánchez
12 goals
AlebrijesA. González Sandoval
A. González Sandoval
8 goals
CelayaC. Acosta Zavala
C. Acosta Zavala
5 goals

Alebrijes missing players

Celaya missing players

Alebrijes Celaya
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 4 12 24
4 3 0 Won W 1 6 16
9 4 2 Drew D 1 4 4
6 2 1 Lost L 2 2 4
22 17 4 Scored S 4 15 36
21 9 6 Conceded C 5 7 17
79% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 88%
74% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 42% 62%
42% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 25% 38%
32% 56% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 8%
37% 44% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 25% 33%
42% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 67% 58%
42% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 21%
 
5.3 6 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.7 5.6
4.6 4.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.7 3.9
3.7 3.2 3.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 3.2 3.4
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
7.3 7.2 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 3.8 6.8 7.2
3.5 4.2 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 3.2
33% 45% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 44% 46%
 
7.6 4.7 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 4.5 7.2 6.8
3.3 2.3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 2.5 2.6
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Alebrijes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Celaya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Celaya have the most clean sheets (14) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya have the most clean sheets (8) away in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya have the most points (17) away in Liga de Expansión MX

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Celaya 17 12 2 3 28 13 8 7 0 1 14 6 9 5 2 2 14 7 15 38
2 Atlante 17 9 7 1 34 14 8 6 2 0 17 4 9 3 5 1 17 10 20 34
3 Universidad Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 26 13 8 4 3 1 15 6 9 5 1 3 11 7 13 31
4 Cimarrones de Sonora 17 8 6 3 29 16 8 5 3 0 18 4 9 3 3 3 11 12 13 30
5 Dorados 17 8 3 6 23 20 9 4 2 3 13 10 8 4 1 3 10 10 3 27
6 Morelia 17 7 5 5 23 17 9 5 3 1 14 6 8 2 2 4 9 11 6 26
7 Venados 17 7 4 6 21 20 8 4 1 3 13 9 9 3 3 3 8 11 1 25
8 Mineros de Zacatecas 17 6 5 6 27 29 9 4 3 2 16 12 8 2 2 4 11 17 -2 23
9 Tapatio 17 6 4 7 22 27 8 5 2 1 11 5 9 1 2 6 11 22 -5 22
10 Tepatitlan de Morelos 17 5 6 6 22 23 9 4 2 3 15 12 8 1 4 3 7 11 -1 21
11 Alebrijes 17 4 8 5 21 16 9 3 4 2 17 9 8 1 4 3 4 7 5 20
12 Durango 17 4 8 5 23 28 9 4 5 0 16 7 8 0 3 5 7 21 -5 20
13 Correcaminos UAT 17 5 4 8 19 22 9 3 3 3 12 12 8 2 1 5 7 10 -3 19
14 Tlaxcala 17 5 4 8 14 26 8 4 1 3 8 10 9 1 3 5 6 16 -12 19
15 Raya2 17 4 6 7 16 22 8 1 3 4 7 12 9 3 3 3 9 10 -6 18
16 CA La Paz 17 4 5 8 22 32 8 4 4 0 17 9 9 0 1 8 5 23 -10 17
17 Cancún 17 3 5 9 8 22 9 2 2 5 6 11 8 1 3 4 2 11 -14 14
18 Pumas Tabasco 17 2 4 11 14 32 9 2 2 5 6 13 8 0 2 6 8 19 -18 10

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The Ascenso MX, or Liga Ascenso, is the second level of the football league pyramid in Mexico. It has 15 teams competing in two league tournaments per year, the Apertura (opening) and the Clausura (closing). Only one team is promoted to the top league in Mexico, the Liga MX.